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Haiti just became ground zero for cocaine trafficking after cops grabbed over a thousand kilos near Île de la Tortue in their biggest bust since the 90s. The UN says armed gangs basically run the smuggling corridors between South America and the US while collecting tolls from boats and moving...

The Caribbean health alliance overseeing HIV programs is pushing back against major funding cuts threatening treatment access across the region. Dr. Wendy Telgt Emanuelson from PANCAP said financial shortfalls could wreck prevention programs and medicine availability, but Caribbean nations...

Jamaica lost Dorothy Pine-McLarty, the groundbreaking lawyer who ran the Electoral Commission and spent decades pushing democratic reforms forward. Prime Minister Andrew Holness dropped a tribute confirming her death and calling out her barrier-smashing career that made her the first female...

Common Man's Party guy Mubarak Munyagwa is threatening mass deportations of foreign business owners if he wins the presidency. The candidate told supporters in Hoima that overseas investors running small-scale operations need to get kicked out because they undercut Ugandan entrepreneurs who...

Farmers across Omoro district are watching their crops die after a freak dry spell hit when they needed rain the most. Betty Adong from Lakwana sub-county dropped two acres of maize expecting normal weather patterns, but continuous heat through the growing season tanked her yields compared to...

Northern Uganda communities are calling out the government for basically ignoring Nodding Syndrome while thousands of kids keep getting wrecked by this neurological disorder. Pader District alone recorded over 1,300 patients, with more than half dealing with severe cases that leave families...

Kassiano Wadri is pushing back against claims he ditched Bobi Wine by running independently for the Arua Central Division parliamentary seat. Wadri pointed out that People Power was just a pressure group back when he won in 2018, not an actual registered party. He joined ANT after it got...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame yanked Gen James Kabarebe out of his cabinet spot and moved him into an advisory role right before heading to Washington to ink a peace deal with Congo's Tshisekedi. Kabarebe lost his Minister of State for Regional Cooperation gig and got shuffled to Senior Defence...

Kikuube District Council signed off on Bunyoro University's master plan after the Ministry of Lands presented the layout for the 100-acre campus. Prof. Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya said the blueprint shows where everything goes, like the senate building, different schools, housing for staff and...

Security forces gunned down three dudes during a joint op in Kaboja A after tracking them from Kasenge while they were apparently tailing some businesswoman. Two got dropped on the spot, and the third one didn't make it to Mulago Hospital. Police found knives, breaking gear, fake pistols, and...

Some government coordinator named Hellen Seku showed up at Ankole University, telling students they need to get with the Presidential Skilling Hubs program because unemployment keeps getting worse. She pitched the whole setup to over 500 people at Kabwohe Gardens, saying Museveni dropped free...

Museveni told officials running the Parish Development Model program to quit blocking young people from getting funds just because they don't have land. The president spoke at a Rwampara rally and said project viability matters way more than property ownership, pointing out that youth can rent...

Uganda's military boss, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, checked out a Czech-made L-39 Skyfox trainer jet at Entebbe as part of the country's air force upgrade plans. The demo came from Aero Vodochody reps who pitched the plane's dual purpose for teaching pilots and light attack missions. The UPDF...

Some lawyer named Ivan Bwowe tried pulling a fast one with Uganda's Electoral Commission by claiming his opponents got nominated under the wrong constituency name. He wanted the EC to toss out all seven rivals and hand him the Nakawa Division West seat without a vote, arguing their paperwork...

Uganda's top cop is telling everyone to chill out with about a month left before the general elections happen. IGP Byakagaba Abas said things have been mostly fine but pointed out some sketchy incidents where people got hurt, and property got trashed. Police are dealing with candidates who...

The US Embassy in Dar es Salaam put out a warning about potential protests hitting Tanzania soon, and things could get messy fast. American officials told their citizens to prepare for possible curfews, internet shutdowns, ferry cancellations, and blocked roads as demonstrations ramp up...

Dominic Musoke went from hauling bags to winning tournaments after taking the 2025 Equity NARO Golf Open at Marylouise Simkins Memorial Golf Club in Namulonge. The guy shot two-under 208 across three rounds on his home turf and beat favorite Joseph Cwinyaai by five strokes for his second NARO...

Bobi Wine told everyone at a presidential debate that no other candidate can touch him if the election runs fair, and he said his support stretches across every part of Uganda. The National Unity Platform guy claims he actually won back in 2021 when official numbers gave him 35 percent against...

Uganda's She Cranes went undefeated through the Celtic Cup and grabbed the trophy after beating Wales 70-48 at Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The squad won all five matches in the round-robin format, and their defense locked down hard after Wales jumped ahead early. Uganda flipped the first quarter...

Uganda Cubs punched their ticket to the 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after demolishing Ethiopia 3-0 in the CECAFA semifinal at Abebe Bikila Stadium. Lorian Lwesibawa opened the scoring after halftime, and Thomas Ogema made it 2-0 just two minutes later with a clean finish. Lwesibawa sealed...